Bondage

Mother Jiang knelt in front of the palace gate in white and sackcloth. In front of her was a brass basin in which several pieces of yellow paper were burning.

The rough yellow paper was swallowed by the flames, and the cold wind swirled upwards. The noses of everyone kneeling at the palace gate were sore from the unique smell of burning paper money.

"The wife of Jiang Qingzhou, the late old master of Chengyang Hou Mansion, please see the Holy Majesty."

Throwing a stack of yellow paper in her hand into the brass basin, Mother Jiang said hoarsely, "Mother of Jiang Yi, Marquis of Chengyang, please see Your Majesty."

There has been commotion outside the palace for a while, the palace gate was still open before, but more and more people were waiting to enter the palace to see the emperor, the palace ordered the palace gate to be closed tightly, and [-] imperial guards were sent to guard it strictly.Mother Jiang had tears in her eyes, and every time she threw a stack of paper money into the copper basin, she would shout loudly to see the Holy Majesty.

More and more people gathered at the gate of the palace, Lin Jiayue dragged Jiang Xing and shrank in a half-open grocery store on the street.

Behind her is the servant of Chengyang Hou's mansion who is printing leaflets non-stop.

"Sister Jiayue, is that Master Song Fusong?"

Lin Jiayue stretched her neck and looked out of the shop, only to see that it really was Song Fu whom she had met several times.

"It's him. It seems that the one who just entered the palace is Song Lan'an."

As soon as she came out of the palace today, she hurriedly sent the people in the shop to the Song Mansion to look for Ming Xiang, and told Song Wan's token about Suhe.

Now it seems that the Song Mansion has taken action.

Jiang Xing had never been out of the Chengyanghou Mansion since he was born, and he couldn't help but feel a little timid when he encountered such a scene when he went out for the first time today.Standing behind her, Huai Su lightly stroked Jiang Xing's body and whispered, Miss Fifth, don't be afraid.

"Huai Su, go and tell the old lady not to shout so hoarsely, just put on a show, we still need to attract more people."

She was afraid that Jiang's mother would not be able to hold on, and she would collapse before dawn.

Huai Su nodded slightly, thought for a while and picked up the sackcloth hat that Lin Jiayue had prepared earlier and put it on her body.

When she was about to leave the shop, Huai Su stood under the threshold and looked back at her: "Aunt Lin, you met Lord Hou in Suhe, can you tell Huai Su where that place is?"

"Where?"

Lin Jiayue withdrew her eyes from the palace gate and looked at Huai Su's brows tightly furrowed: "It's a desolate and poor place, where you can't eat well, sleep well, and take pictures, it's far worse than going to Beijing."

I don't know why Huai Su asked this suddenly, she felt impatient and continued to stretch her neck and look outside.

Then she turned to the steward behind her and said, "Go, go and find me the team from Shangjing who will do funerals for people, and call me all those who cry, blow the horn, play the suona, and play the mourning music."

"If the emperor doesn't send troops to reinforce Suhe for a day, there won't be a single person in Shangjing who can sleep!"

With a serious expression on her face, she vowed to force the dog emperor out and give Chengyang Houfu an explanation.

"Aunt Lin is going to..."

"Why do you ask so many questions? Concubine Jiang died tragically of her opponent, and our family can't pay homage to her?"

Supporting her stomach with one hand, Lin Jiayue stuffed the hardened snack into her mouth with the other.

She was very hungry now, but she couldn't eat. When she was choking uncomfortably, Jiang Xing handed her a cup of warm tea and gently stroked her back.Huai Su frowned and said: "You are heavy now, it's better to go back to the mansion as soon as possible to rest."

"I can't control those anymore."

Swallowing the snacks in her mouth, Lin Jiayue pointed to the servant who rubbed the leaflets to gather the things into bamboo baskets, and took advantage of the dark sky to find a high place to scatter them to Beijing.

Now that the wind is strong, she hopes that tomorrow morning, the dog emperor's indictment will be spread all over the streets.

Seeing that she was too busy to move away, Huai Su slightly pursed her lips and turned towards the palace gate.

"The old lady is tired, let the servants come."

She knelt beside Mother Jiang, took the paper money from Mother Jiang and threw it into the brass basin bit by bit.

Huai Su said: "Aunt Lin is right, if nothing happens, the Holy Majesty will not take it seriously and will not send troops to Suhe to rescue Lord Hou."

Mother Jiang's voice was hoarse, and her face looked very old after crying all night.

"Your Majesty is going to kill the roots of my Chengyanghou Mansion!"

"Will not."

Huai Su's tone was gentle, comforting Jiang's mother softly.

"There is always a way."

More and more people gathered in front of the palace gate. Some people had doubts about the words on the paper before, but there was no sound in the palace. Some officials who failed to enter the palace that night stayed in the palace No one came out to answer the request to see Concubine Jiang.

The palace gate became more and more silent, and gradually everyone knew that the rumors were probably true.

Suddenly, piercing chanting and funeral sounds came from the distant alley, Huai Su saw the noisy sound getting closer, turned around and said: "Chengyang Hou Mansion has treated Huai Su with kindness, Huai Su has nothing to repay, today..."

"It will be regarded as a complete slave."

Mother Jiang raised her head in astonishment, Huai Su smiled slightly: "If Master Hou comes back, may the old lady help the servant to bring a message to Master Hou?"

"You said."

Both of them had tears on their faces, Huai Su looked at Mother Jiang, there were thousands of words in his heart but he didn't know which one to start with, and after a long time, he whispered: "Mrs. regret."

She stood up, walked towards the general guarding the city and shouted loudly: "The concubine of the Marquis of Chengyang, Jiangmen Yushi, please see the Holy Majesty!"

The leader of the forbidden army gave a loud shout: "The forbidden area of ​​the palace gate, no one who has nothing to do with it is not allowed to approach."

"The concubine of the Marquis of Chengyang, Yu Shi of Jiangmen, please see the Holy Majesty!"

Every time Huai Su said a word, Huai Su took a step forward, and the gatekeeper drew out his saber from his waist, the cold light reflected on Huai Su's face, but he couldn't stop her.

"The concubine of the Marquis of Chengyang, Yu Shi of Jiangmen, please see the Holy Majesty!"

"stop."

"My Chengyanghou Mansion has been loyal to the imperial court for a hundred years. The late old Marquis died in the battle against the enemy at the border. My concubine's husband did not know whether he would live or die in the battle with the enemy. The Holy Majesty's name is false. My loyal ministers and good generals are full of family members. My Chengyanghou Mansion..."

"injustice!"

The woman's shrill voice pierced the sky, and everyone in front of the palace gate fell silent for a moment.

After Huai Su finished saying this, he rushed towards the palace gate, the general defending the city raised his knife and fell, Huai Su's head fell to the ground in an instant, leaving only blood on the ground.

The night wind blew in, and there was a strong smell of blood, and there was a sudden burst of noise from the crowd crowded in front of the palace gate.

"Huisu!"

Jiang's mother wept bitterly, knelt and crawled to Huai Su's body, wailing endlessly.

"The emperor is stupid and innocent, and the sincerity of the students in the cold world provokes anger and resentment. Shen Congyi is unbearable to be a king."

Among the students of Jingshan Academy, whoever was the first to yell out a rebellious statement.This sound was like pouring a pot of cold water into a boiling oil pan, and it crackled instantly, making everyone in front of the palace gate unable to hold back their anger.

Su Xie couldn't bear to see Mother Jiang kneeling and kowtowing, her head bleeding.

His throat moved, and he let out another roar: "We are disciples of the Son of Heaven, the guards in the palace dare not do anything to us, rush, even if the corpse is lying here today, we are bound to see the Holy One."

"Let's ask the Holy Master on behalf of the students of the world, what does the life of my people in Dongning matter to him?"

After Su Xie finished speaking, a group of students swarmed forward tightly, causing many imperial guards guarding the palace gate to retreat.